Graduate Assistant
St Edward's School
Oxfordshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- August 2019
- Apply by:
- 16 January 2019
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for a recent graduate who wishes to gain experience working in a successful 13 -18 co-educational boarding school.
Graduate Assistants play a full part in the boarding and co-curricular life of the School. Their work is varied and that variety is, to some extent, determined by the personality, enthusiasm and skills of the individual.
The post has become a successful springboard for those considering teaching as a career and over a number of years, graduate assistants have gone on to promising careers in major schools round the country.
The School encourages its Graduate Assistants to extend their experience by attending relevant training courses, at the School’s expense. Successful candidates will be full members of the School’s Common Room.
The contract will begin at the end of August 2019 (date to be confirmed) and will end on 4th July 2020. A full accommodation package is available along with a competitive salary.
If you have an honours degree, the ability to coach at least one of the School’s major sports (rugby, hockey, cricket, netball or tennis) and have good people skills we would be delighted to hear from you.
Application forms can be found on the School website by clicking the apply button.
Closing date: 16th January 2019.
St Edward’s is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we aim to create and maintain a safe environment for our pupils, where they feel respected and supported. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to become familiar with our policies and procedures for child protection and security. All staff are required to apply for an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Registered Charity No: 309681.
Attached documents
About St Edward's School
About St Edward’s
Affectionately known as Teddies, St Edward's School is a co-educational, independent, day and boarding school in Oxford. We have over 800 pupils, almost half of whom are girls, most are boarders (86%), around 20% are London based and 16% fly in from abroad. We have a strong emphasis on academic rigour and also offer an extensive range of sports, arts, clubs and activities.
Renowned for its friendliness, Teddies is an exhilarating community to be part of where we see excellence in academic results and extracurricular achievements and where we work hard to promote staff wellbeing. Staff at St Edward’s also benefit from our rich cultural programme, free gym membership, many invitations to social events, the extensive 100 acres of tranquil grounds, professional arts facilities and the advantage of being only 10 minutes by bus or bicycle to Oxford city centre.
Warden
Alastair Chirnside
Values and vision
St Edward’s aims to lead the sector in co-educational boarding, in educational innovation, in breadth of opportunity and in the wellbeing of pupils and staff. Our community values are integrity, courage and kindness.
ISI report
"The quality of the pupils’ personal development is excellent, reflecting the school’s highly effective emphasis on the welfare and well-being of each individual pupil. The excellent standard of pastoral care is a strength of the school, and the sympathetic and supportive example set by the staff is mirrored in the way pupils behave towards one another."
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